McGinnis and Rat King

On the same team

Duo Win %

56.2%

Expected from their own win rates

52.6%

Above expected

+3.6 points

Games together

7,292

McGinnis on their own: 47.4% · Rat King on their own: 57.8%. Matches in City Never Sleeps on patch 09-29-2026, updated 14 October. Source: deadlock-api.com.

Why it works

• Two slows under rockets. Spectral Wall Spectral Wall 50m Range6s Duration50s Cooldown Projects a barrier of spirit panels that slows enemies who pass through it, and can be detonated early to split the terrain and damage anything nearby. Crowd Control Slow on anyone passing through, increased by +24% at T3. Damage 60 damage on eruption (deadlock.one). Defensive Blocks line of sight and physical pathing; 1 +20% damage amp for McGinnis on hit enemies for 7s. 2 -20s cooldown, +2s duration. 5 deploys 2 Mini Turrets near the wall for 8s, +24% slow. slows anyone passing through it and Scrap Grenade Scrap Grenade 26s Cooldown Rat King throws a bouncing lump of scrap that goes off three times where it lands. Crowd Control 20% movement slow for 4s (scales slightly with Spirit). Damage 70 bullet damage per detonation (+0.6 weapon-damage scaling), three… Defensive The slow is his peel: thrown at his own feet it stops a diver from following… 1 -8s cooldown (26s to 18s) 2 +70 damage per detonation 5 one extra, bigger final detonation — 300 damage, 14m radius, 40% slow 's detonations slow them again, so a hero without a blink is left standing under McGinnis's homing rockets.
• Banner and heal hold ground. Allies near the planted Rule, Ratannia! Rule, Ratannia! 10s Duration160s Cooldown Rat King raises the banner of Ratannia. Crowd Control Knockup and a 40% slow on the slam, plus Rat Swarm from the rats it… Damage 200 bullet damage on the slam (+1.2 weapon-damage scaling), 20m radius (cut… Mobility +3 m/s movement speed for him and nearby allies for up to 10s while the… 1 +2 m/s movement speed (no cooldown reduction since 5 October) 2 +5s banner duration and +8m radius 5 +150 slam damage and +10% damage reduction banner take less damage, and Medicinal Specter Medicinal Specter 15m Range6.5s Duration50s Cooldown Summons a spirit at a location that heals McGinnis and nearby allies for a duration. Damage No damage. Heals +25/sec (deadlock.one). Mobility None, though T2 grants +100% stamina recovery inside it. Defensive Primary defensive tool; 1 +1.5s duration. 2 -20s cooldown, +100% stamina recovery. 5 +2% max HP regen, +3m heal radius, +40% spirit resist. heals the same group, which makes McGinnis's prepared ground very hard to break.
• Peel for a hero with no escape. McGinnis has no button that saves her from an engage. Scrap Grenade Scrap Grenade 26s Cooldown Rat King throws a bouncing lump of scrap that goes off three times where it lands. Crowd Control 20% movement slow for 4s (scales slightly with Spirit). Damage 70 bullet damage per detonation (+0.6 weapon-damage scaling), three… Defensive The slow is his peel: thrown at his own feet it stops a diver from following… 1 -8s cooldown (26s to 18s) 2 +70 damage per detonation 5 one extra, bigger final detonation — 300 damage, 14m radius, 40% slow thrown at a diver's feet slows them before they reach her.

Written from both heroes' ability data on patch 09-29-2026; the numbers above are the measured results.